Lagos State, Governor BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU has expressed sadness and regret over the death of some citizens and damage to property caused by the Baruwa gas plant explosion. Governor SANWO-OLU said his heart breaks at the incident, which he said calls for stricter rules on the operations of gas and petroleum companies. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency…
There has been a gas explosion around Ayobo-Ipaja area of Lagos State. The explosion happened at a gas plant within the Baruwa community, and emergency responders have since been mobilized to the scene. Lasgidi FM News Desk gathered that the explosion and fireball were so massive that the impacts were felt several miles away around Egbeda axis.…
At least thirty people have been injured and more than twenty houses destroyed in a gas tanker explosion around Iju-Ishaga area of Lagos State. However, IBRAHIM FARINLOYE of the National Emergency Management Agency said fifteen people were injured, while eighteen buildings and thirty-five shops were affected. The explosion at Balogun Bus stop on Thursday afternoon, September 24,…
At least one person has died in an accident involving a moving train and two vehicles around Oshodi area of the Lagos metropolis. The accident happened during the rush-hours of Monday, September 14, 2020, as the vehicles were trying to cross the rail track at the Arena Shopping Complex in Oshodi. Eyewitnesses said the train dragged one…
Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency today, August 13, 2020, responded to two accident scenes within the metropolis. One was a fire outbreak around Ogba axis, which affected a factory, while the second incident involved a diesel tanker that suffered break failure in Apapa. LASEMA General Manager, FEMI OKE-OSAYINTOLU said the Ogba fire incident happened…
Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the fire outbreak at the Ajao market in Lagos State. Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, are also trying to determine the number of buildings that were affected. LASEMA’s Director General, OKE OSAYINTOLU said the damage by the fire could have been worse if not for…